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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in ultrafine particles of diesel exhaust fumes – The use of ultrafast liquid chromatography
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Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy / Central Institute for Labour Protection –
National Research Institute, Warszawa, Poland
(Zakład Zagrożeń Chemicznych, Pyłowych i Biologicznych / Department of Chemicals, Aerosols and Biological Hazards)
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Małgorzata Szewczyńska
Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy –
Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Zakład Zagrożeń Chemicznych, Pyłowych i Biologicznych,
ul. Czerniakowska 16, 00-701 Warszawa
Med Pr Work Health Saf. 2014;65(5):601-8
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Background: The article presents the results of the determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the fine particles
fraction emitted from 3 types of diesel fuels using ultra-high pressure liquid chromatography. Material and Methods:
Samples of diesel Eco, Verwa and Bio exhaust combustion fumes were generated at the model station which consisted of a diesel
engine from the 2007 Diesel TDI 2.0. Personal Cascade Sioutas Impactor (PCSI) with Teflon filters was used to collect samples
of exhaust fume ultrafine particles. PAHs adsorbed on particulate fractions were analyzed by ultra-high pressure liquid chromatography
with fluorescence detection (UHPLC/FL). Results: Phenanthrene, fluoranthene, pyrene and chrysene present the
highest concentration in the particulate matter emitted by an engine. The total contents of fine particles collected during engine
operation on fuels Eco, Verwa and Bio were 134.2 μg/g, 183.8 μg/g and 153.4 μg/g, respectively, which makes 75%, 90% and 83%
of the total PAHs, respectively. The highest content of benzo(a)pyrene determined in particles emitted during the combustion of
fuels Eco and Bio was 1.5 μg/g and 1 μg/g, respectively. Conclusions: The study of the PAH concentration in the particles of fine
fraction below 0.25 μm emitted from different fuels designed for diesel engines indicate that the exhaust gas content of carcinogens,
including PAHs deposited on particulates, is still significant, regardless of the fuel. Application of ultrahigh pressure liquid
chromatography with fluorescence detection for the analysis of PAHs in the particles emitted in the fine fraction of diesel exhaust
allowed to shorten the analysis time from 35 min to 8 min. Med Pr 2014;65(5):601–608